Perf improvement: fortunes_ef

| Scenario | Environment | Date | Old RPS | New RPS | Change | Deviation | StDev | Dependencies |
| -------- | ----------- | ---- | ------- | ------- | ------ | --------- | ----- | ------------ |
| fortunes_ef | Fortunes EF 20- Trends Database cobalt-hosted-lin-azl3-28 | 08/31/2026 00:43:30 | 94,238 | 124,033 | 31.62 % (29,796) :thumbsup: | 14.71 σ | 2,025.92 | Changes NameVersionDiff Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.dll `11.0.0-rc.2.26428.114` -> `11.0.0-rc.2.26429.118` https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet/compare/a0cd5a3807ede13f62b0e2f6c69e5681c36fe958...afc1505248f092bb5b07db399985996c2e2cf56e Microsoft.AspNetCore.App `11.0.0-rc.2.26428.114` -> `11.0.0-rc.2.26429.118` https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet/compare/a0cd5a3807ede13f62b0e2f6c69e5681c36fe958...afc1505248f092bb5b07db399985996c2e2cf56e Microsoft.NETCore.App `11.0.0-rc.2.26428.114` -> `11.0.0-rc.2.26429.118` https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet/compare/a0cd5a3807ede13f62b0e2f6c69e5681c36fe958...afc1505248f092bb5b07db399985996c2e2cf56e |

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@sebastienros

The issue contains an automated fortunes_ef benchmark report but names no source files, tests, or entry points. Start by identifying the Fortunes EF benchmark implementation and reproducing the reported result; the work is done only when a specific performance change and its validation criteria are agreed.

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